EmBody to EmPower

EmBody to EmPower is a series of resources designed to support young women when accessing healthcare. It includes guidance on self-advocating, preparing for appointments and knowing your body.

Feminists for Green Change

In this post, Guest Blogger Maria Onatt discusses how current Green New Deals do not consider the gendered effects of climate change, and why they must take an intersectional feminist approach in order to create a sustainable future for all women.

Young Women, Ecocide and Feminist Climate Justice

In this post, our Research and Policy Lead Rebecca discusses the proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill, young women’s attitudes towards ecocide, and the importance of capturing gender-sensitive, intersectional data to properly understand the impacts of ecocide in Scotland and around the world.

Proposed Ecocide (Prevention) (Scotland) Bill: Consultation Response

The Young Women’s Movement fully supports the proposal to introduce the crime of ecocide into Scots law. We believe that the Scottish Parliament must do more to stop the corporate destruction of Scotland’s environment and create a better world and brighter future for young women and girls.

Do you feel lonely?

In this post, Young Women Lead Highland participant Sydney discusses the group’s project on young women’s experiences of social isolation in the Highlands.

Young women in the Highlands campaign to end social isolation 

A group of young women have researched the impact on social isolation in the Highlands, through Young Women Lead.

Young women’s experiences of social isolation

Created by the Young Women Lead Highland group, this beautifully-illustrated zine explores young women's experiences of social isolation in the Highlands.

Call for Evidence on the Gender Representation on Public Boards

The Young Women’s Movement supports the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill because it simply confirms on paper the change to the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018 that the Court of Session made in 2022.

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Young Women and Safe Access Zones

In this post, our Research and Policy Lead Rebecca discusses the proposed Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill, our response to the most recent consultation, and why the voices of young women must be meaningfully included in the Bill’s development.